Prairie Creek (FR 1269) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access
Prairie Creek (FR 1269) in MT
Road corridorBeaverhead-Deerlodge NF
38 mi from Salmon
Maps 6,694 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest ↗
Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkGOOD
Road Access
Difficult
- 1.3 of this road’s 7.3 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Winds through 6 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- A gate 0.1 miles along the road.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
- Prairie Creek runs 0.2 mi off.
- Saddle Mountain stands 1,782 ft above the map pin, 4.8 miles west.
Climate averages
October normals 30–49°F, 2.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.